The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-05
TRIED TO BUY VOTES FOR TuRPIE.
Five Thousand Dollars offered to Representa-.
tive Stubblefield During the Contest.

Inc House committee investigating the
charges OF bribery in connection with votes cast
IN the joint convention for United States Sena-
tor will probably submit its report to day.
Yesterday additional evidence from two wit
nesses was taken. The testimony of Moses G..
McLan was the first offered 1t was on Monday
before the last joint convention, when seventy
six votes were cast for Turpie that he happened
to be in Fletcher's bank. Tim Griffin. the
1anltor at the State Treasury, was there, and
had before him, counting it, a large
sum OF money. His actions were hurried and
nervous The testimony of Representative
Stubblefeld as to the attempts the Democrats
made to corrupt him had something of sensa-
tional feature. as it suggested desperate effort
on their part to secure the one vote for Turpe
at any cost. 1t was on a Saturday before the
| joint convention, but how long before he could
not tell. A friend of his, Samuel Rogers, tile
maker and resident of Washington, who does
business IN Pike county, met him at the Grand
Hotel. 1t was late in the afternoon. Rogers
asked Stubblefield, How is the election
| for Senator going9' Stubblefeld replied
that he did not know. At this Rogers said.
Some one will make money out of it. You are
| OLD and poor. What do YOU say to making an
effort for it!' Stubblsfeld replied that he could
not listen to anything of the kind if he was
poor
The next night Rogers came to No. GO North
East street, the boarding house OF witness, to
see him. There were present In the room Mr..
and Mrs Parker, with whom he boarded, and a
Mr. Stuckey, an old friend from Pike county.
| Rogers intimated that he wanted to talk pri-
vately to him about the bill compelling pay
ment to employees every two weeks, and
asked him to take walk. They
| went down streets and to saloon on East
| Washington street. opposite the courthouse.
| Going up two flights of stairs they passed into a
| room where Rogers introduced him to a man he
called Mr. Coy Stubble6ed at once became
| alarmed but Rogers, calling attention to him,
| said to Coy, "This ia the man we talked about
| IF you vote for Turpie tomorrow $4,000
| goes Coy said.
| Stubbefield refused to consider any PROPOSE
| ton of the kind, and it was then suggested that
| he could have that amount OF money if he left
| town. He at once went down stairs
without replying The next morning a boy
brought note TO Mr.. Parker reading please
| bring Stubs to No. l43 East Washington st rect.
| Yours, s." Mr.. Parker went there without Rep
resentative Stubbefield, for he refused to go,
and when Parker met Coy he told him that the
witness would have nothing TO do with any
thing of the kind. Coy asked But where is
Stubsl'
"Gone to the Capitol" replied Parker
| well, the things up but we will have some
! body else,' Coy remarked.
| Senator Fowler asked permission to make q
| statement to the committee. He denied having
| been tight the evening before seventy-six votes
| were cast for Turpie. or that he excited e.u
| nervous He said emphaticaly that he did not
stop at several saloons and pass from one to an
| other as II afflicted with nervousness. AS to
| where the basement Of the Capitol is he did no
| know, as he had never been there either alone OF
| with Robinson. He had talked with Robi nsor
| twice, and on the occasion corresponding to tht
basement incident. the conversation occurred il
Senate committee room.